I was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia and at an early age I developed a passion for the communications field. That first started in writing and my passion for journalism. I was always told I’d be a great broadcast journalist. In my senior year of high school, I received a full-tuition leadership scholarship from the Posse Foundation to attend Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts.

With this I came to Brandeis, with a “Posse” of nine other friends from Atlanta. Together we helped each other academically and socially adapt to the difference of the Northeastern culture from Atlanta. It was my Posse that stimulated my passion for communications and encouraged me to create my major in communications, because Brandeis doesn’t offer the study. With this I was steadfast in finding mentors in the communications field who lead me to finding out about TLF.

My career goals and aspirations have changed over the years; from me wanting to be in broadcast journalism, to me now wanting to venture into public relations. I worked in public relations this summer at Regan Communications Group and the experience was rewarding because I truly enjoyed contributing to the growth of RCG’s clients and I got to see first hand how PR works. TLF also opened me to future career goals. Thanks to TLF, Ketchum and Pam Edstrom, President of the Microsoft Account Worldwide and Agency Founder of Waggener Edstrom Worldwide, I see myself doing corporate public relations work for a company as established as Ketchum. TLF taught me that being a person of color shouldn’t hold me back from my goals.

*D'Andre Young is a 2013 TLF scholarship recipient pursuing his Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications and American Studies at Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts.

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